How Many People Are Named Nehemias?
An estimated 1,760 people in the United States have the first name Nehemias. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nehemias peaked in popularity in 2024 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nehemias as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nehemias paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nehemias is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 14, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,760
About 1 in 194,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2024
103 births
Total Registered
1,780
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nehemias
Nehemias is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,780 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nehemias as a male name
Ranked #1,645 in 2024
103 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (103 births)
Nehemias: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nehemias span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 781 babies were registered. While Nehemias is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nehemias by Decade
How has Nehemias tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nehemias by State
Birth registrations for Nehemias span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Washington, Virginia, Alabama. On average, about 58 Nehemiass were registered per state.
Nehemias + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nehemias as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nehemias: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nehemias?
We estimate approximately 1,760 people named Nehemias are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 194,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Nehemias a common name?
Nehemias is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,780 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nehemias most popular?
Nehemias reached peak popularity in 2024, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nehemias is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nehemias a male name?
Nehemias is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nehemias Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nehemias Smith, Nehemias Johnson, Nehemias Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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